Belonging
Acceptance
So often met with walls
Those she met
A feeling
A sense
Instant judgement
They recoil
.
This
The empath life
An existence
Where your power
Can seem your curse
To feel
To know
Is startling
Often as a child
In youth
This is misunderstood
Not yet embodied
Treading on loose stones
A stumble
Looking for guidance
For a sign
Unsure
Withdrawn
To a place of solitude
Comfort in silence
Alone
A refuge
The hurt spears her heart
So vulnerable yet
Boundaries uncertain
Sensitive they say
Tears well
Strength continues to evade
She
As a mirror
Reflecting onto others
Their true selves
Unsettled
Most flee
Some attack
Words, actions, lies
So much fear
Standing, rooted
Face raised
She asks...
Will there be belonging?
Knowing?
Trust?
.
She perseveres
Heart blazing
Tides rise and fall
Storms surge, they settle
The moon waxes, it wanes
And in this duality
She knows
Where there is fear, hate, anger
There is hope
There is passion
There is trust
.
To reflect truth
To finally see it shining back
Unfettered
Embraced
It is like a beacon
Of two souls
Merged
Seen
And with each soul meeting
Greater awakening
Power reclaimed
She is whole
Grateful
Free
.
... And in those she has met
Where pain was inflicted
She understands fear
Uncertainty
And she forgives
As in rising
There is universal love
.
.
.
Prose & imagery by Mandy Spry @welcomearms ✨
... please do not use without permission 💗

She walked amid the trees
Before her
A rushing of water
Wild, dark, turbulent
She stood watching
Sticks, debris
Moving past
Clearing

Movement
With such sheer natural purpose
Such power
She moved closer
Kneeling at the edge
Her reflection blurred
She reached, trickling her fingers
Eyes closed

She felt the sensations
Cool, slippery, wet
She stood
Walking along the grassy bank
A bend ahead
A small pool
The water slowed
Clearer, calmer
At rest

Here
She knelt again
Her reflection now clear
Below
Rocks and pebbles visible
Gently rolling, tumbling
The current subtle
Soft

A splash
A fish leapt and landed
Ripples form
Spreading outward
Again
She closes her eyes
A smile
A deep breath

The River
Nature's mirror
A lesson in clarity
The turbulent and the peaceful
Merged
Connected
One in the same
Balance
 
Prose & Imagery by Mandy Spry, @welcomearms